Razor.



R. B. TULLBR. RAZOR.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 7. 1905.

PATENTED DEG. 4, 1906.

ROLLIN 'B. TULLER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

RAZOR.'

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 4, 1906.

application simi september 7,1905. sarai No. 277,343.

To rL/,L wil/om, it may concern Be it known that I, ROLLIN B. TULLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinols, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Razors, of which the following 1s a specification.

My invention relates particularly to safetyrazors; and my primary object is to provide a razor of this character which, while thoroughly eilectivefor its purpose, shall be exceedingly com act in form, simple in construction, and iiandy in use.

The invention is illustrated in its preferred embodiment in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1' represents a perspective view of the razor i n its closed condition; Fig. 2,.. a perspective view of the same with the handleleaf thrown back to the operative position; Fig. 3, a transverse section taken as indicated at line 3 of 1; Fig. 4, a similar section taken as indicated at line 4 of Fig. 2; Fig. 5, a broken section taken as indicated at line' 5 of of Fig..2; Fi 6', a broken section taken as indicated at ine 6 of Fig. 2; Fig. 7, a plan View of the razor with the handle-leaf thrown back one hundred and eighty degrees from the closed position, and Fig. 8 a similar view with the clamping-leaf `raised and the blade broken.

In the preferred construction the razor com rises a guard-leaf A, a blade B, a clampingeaf C, and a handle-leaf D, the leaves beh ing provided, respectively, with pivotal lugs a, c, d, connected by a pivotal bolt f, equipped at its ends with nuts f The leaves A, C, and D are substantially flat, and the blade may be a thin flat blade. The operative ed e (the free longitudinal edge) of thegu'ardeaf A is curved somewhat av y from the ad'acent edge of the blade an i is uted upon t e surface adjacent to the blade. The corresponding edge of the handleleaf D is correspondingly curved, and the central portion d projectsin the closed condition slightly beyond the edge of the leaf A, there! b afor means for readily o ening the hndle-lgzlg The hincla construction is such as to ermit the han e-leaf` tolswingopen throng an arc of between one hundred and eighty de ees and two hundredland seventy degrees, t e preferred limit being shownv in Fig. 4, in which he handle is shown forming a somewhat obtuse angle with the outer surface of the leafA.

--curely clamped throughout, .bein

at its ends with notches 1) which fit upon upturned lugs a', carried by s ring portions a", formed at the ends of theileaf A by cutting therein curved slots at". '4 The ortions etz are struck down slightly, as. indlcated by the As Showniri Eig. s, hablada B is provided shading in Fig. 8. The notches b of the blade are of slightly eater Width thanl the lugs a', enabling the b ade tobeadjusted for either close or ordinary shaving, theshoulders of the notch forming sto s corresponding With-the'` two positions of t e blade. 'The clamping- ,v

leaf C has its ends provided near 4the free -longitudinal edge of't e leaf with lugs c', turned toward the leaf A,- whoseendedges the-lugs clampingly engage. The leaf is cut adjacent to the lu s, providing for spring action, it being un erstood that the metal used in the leaves A and C is of a springy nature.

The manner of assemblinv` the partsand lusing the razor will be readily understood.

The blade may be inserted and pressed into place, so that the lugsa. will irmly'grip the bottom walls of the slots in the ends of the blade, the portions a2 being in the meantime held or pressed up into the' lane of the body of the leaf A, whereupon t e resiliency of the spring portions a2 will draw the'blade tightly down upon the up' er surface of the leaf, it being understood t at the blade is of sufficient length'to slightly spring the lugs a apart`. This in itselfwould form a fairly secure clamp .for 'av blade possessing c'onsider-y able stiffness. However, whenl the clamping-leaf C is pressed down the blade is sefirmly held regardless of the stiffness of t e .blade itself. In use the handle-leaf is open to the limit of itsmovement, and in carryin the handle-leaf and guard-leaf completely onse the blade and clampingleaf.' The outer leaves may be as ornamental as desired, and the whole razor may be' conveniently carried in the vest-pocket.' 'The device is thoroughly sanitary, permitting thorou h cleansing and d ofthe parts, and't e blades are of'insi' cant cost and may be discarded when dull or reground, as desired. The pivot-lugs of 'the leaves are in close frictional contact, 'insuring' the leaves -staying closed or open, as desired. Lyin between the leaves, as they do in the closed position, they form a guard forthe fingers, las will be understood from Fig. 4', preventing the finlather.

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` What. I regardes new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-V- l 1. A safety-razor, comprising a guard-leaf and handle-leaf pivotally joined together and lying in close parallel relation to form a casing in the closed condition of the razor,

`-and ablade clampinglys'ecured against the inner surface of the guard-leaf with its'cutting edge adjacent to the free edge ofthe guard leaf, said blade lyingV in parallel relation to l and inclosed betweentheguard-leaf and'handleleaf in the closed condition of the razor, for the-Purpose set forth.

2. A safety-razor,.cemprising a'guardsleaf,

a h and1e-lea,v and an interposed clampingleaf pivotally connected, and a blade interosed between the guard-leaf and clamping'- eaf and clamped to the guard-leaf by the clampingleaf, for; the purpose setl forth.

3. A safetyfrazor, comprising a guard-leaf,

a handle-leaf and an interposed clampingedges of the guardleaf, anda blade confined between the clamping-leaf and guard-leaf, for the purpose set forth.

5. In a safety-razor, the combination ofa nerd-leaf, a handle-leaf andl aclamping-leaf aving alined pivot-lugs, a common pivot for Ythe leaves joining said lugs together, a blade 4o interposed' between the guard -leaf and clamping-leaf, and means clampingly secur- ,ing the ends of the guard-leaf and clamping- -leaf together, for the pur ose set forth.

6. In a safety-razor, t c combination of a `l1andle-leaf and guard-leaf pivotallyv joined together at one longitudinal edge, a blade, and bl ade-cflam ping means carried by the end portions o forth.l

' 7. In a safety-razor, the combination of a handle-leaf, guard-leaf and clamping-leaf having ali11ed})ivot'-lugs at one longitudinal edge, a common connectingpivot for the leaves, a blade interposed between the clamping-leaf and 'guard-leaf, blade-f clamping means carried by the end portions of the guard-leaf, and clamping means carried by the end .portions of the clamping-leaf and engaging the ends of the' the guard -leaf, for the purpose set interposed v 8. The combinaton of a'guard-leaf, clampy ing-leaf and handle-leaf having common pivotal connectionat one longitudinal ednfe-` a blade, and lug-and-notch connection etween one of said two' first-named leaves and the ends of the blade, for the purpose set forth.

9. The combination of a guard-leaf, clamping-leaf and handle-leaf having common pivotal connection at one longitudinal edge,

-a blade, lugs carried by the end ortions of the guard-leaf received by note ies in the ends of the blade, and lugs carried by the end portions of the clamping-leaf clampingly engaging the ends of the guard-leaf, for the ROLLIN B. TULLER.v In presence of- A. U. THoRrnN,

J. H. LANDES.

vpurpose set forth. 

